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Fiat Chrysler faces criminal charges for diesel emissions, documents say

Prosecutors on Tuesday unsealed criminal charges in an investigation of Fiat Chrysler diesel vehicles, accusing an engineer of cheating on pollution tests to get approval from U.S. and California regulators to sell more than 100,000 pickup trucks and SUVs.

UK bringing 150K travelers home as Thomas Cook bosses criticized

More than 150,000 Thomas Cook customers will be making their way back to the United Kingdom over the next two weeks afetr teh travel company folded over the weekend.

Former leader Karzai says Afghan election threatens peace

KABUL, Afghanistan — Former president Hamid Karzai says Saturday’s presidential election threatens Afghanistan’s best chance of making peace with the Taliban and ending 18 years of war.

 
Woman bites camel after it sits on her

A veterinarian has prescribed antibiotics to a camel owned by a Louisiana truck stop petting zoo after a woman bit the 600-pound animal to free herself from under its weight.

Young activist’s UN moment, praised and criticized

Sometimes, a moment and a person align. For 16-year-old Greta Thunberg — whether you admire her or dislike her, and there are plenty of passionate partisans in both camps — Monday was that time.

Tom Hanks will receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at Golden Globes

Tom Hanks became one of Hollywood’s beloved actors through an array of likable roles, from “Big” to “Forrest Gump,” and now his decorated career has earned him one of the highest honors at the Golden Globes next year.